Identifier
etd-04102008-152426
Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
In traditional classrooms a second language is taught via thematic word sets, grammatical explanations, and patterned syntactic practice. This study compared the traditional teaching approach to a scaffolded teaching approach, consisting of words taught within a narrative context. Five fifth-grade students were taught Spanish as a second language during a ten-week intervention. Vocabulary learning and sentence generation were measured following each session, as well as a pre-posttest measure. Results showed that print was an important support used by participants in the traditional condition. However across time, vocabulary learning and sentence length increased significantly more in the scaffolded condition.
Date
2008
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
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Recommended Citation
Johnson, Alice Marie, "The effectiveness of contextualization on second language acquisition using the situational discourse semantic model" (2008). LSU Master's Theses. 2064.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/2064
Committee Chair
Janet Norris
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_theses.2064